Glen Huntly Road, Melbourne
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Glen Huntly Road is a historically known main road in Melbourne, Victoria. It starts at Beach Road, Elwood, runs east-west through Elsternwick, Caulfield, Glen Huntly and ends in Carnegie.
Glen Huntly Road was named after the emigrant ship "Glen Huntly" from Greenock, Scotland, which landed in Hobsons Bay in Melbourne on 17 April 1840. Many of its passengers had died from fever and were buried in the St Kilda Cemetery.
Until recently the road was spelt "Glenhuntly Road" until it was officially changed to the present spelling.
Elsternwick shopping centre can be found on Glen Huntly Road. It is a vibrant, "cafe-latte" cultured strip shopping centre that offers excellent restaurants, fashion outlets and other trendy shops. Elsternwick is reachable via Tram Route No.67 or train via Elsternwick station on the Sandringham line.
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